The X-ray diffraction patterns of a polycrystalline Cu-30 Zn tensile test piece, incrementally loaded up to fracture, were analyzed in detail. The stacking fault probability increased linearly with increasing strain. The equilibrium stacking-fault energy was estimated to be about 12.5mJ/m2.

Formation of Stacking Faults in Polycrystalline Brass during Tensile Deformation. H.M.Otte, R.P.I.Adler: Philosophical Magazine, 1967, 16[140], 239-52